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    "title": "Letter, Henry Ford to Franklin Roosevelt",
    "description": "Original Exhibition Caption: Automotive pioneer Henry Ford and Franklin Roosevelt had a complicated relationship. Ford opposed much of FDR's New Deal, especially legislation that fostered the growth of labor unions. But during World War II, his massive factories became a key part of the U.S. defense industry. In this letter, Ford notes that he can't accept an invitation to meet at FDR's presidential retreat at Warm Springs, Georgia. The two men later met at the White House.",
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    "ocrText": "Henry Ford\nDearborn, Mich.\nNovember\n16th\n1934\nHonorable Franklin D. Roosevelt\nPresident of the United States\nWarm Springs Georgia.\nMy dear Mr President:\nI have your kind letter of November 8th,\ninviting Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Edsel Ford and myself and\nson to call on you at Warm Springs.\nIt is with regret that I must tell you that\nat present Mrs. Ford's health makes travel for us in-\nadvisable. She is under the doctor's care and it seems\nbest for the time being not to interrupt the regimen\nthey have set up for her.\nMay I ask your indulgence to suggest that\nMr and Mrs Edsel Ford would be very happy to accept\nyour invitation to them? If this is agreeable to you,\nthey will be at Warm Springs with Mr. and Mrs. Pierson\non the 24th and 25th of November, awaiting your con-\nvenience.\nI am following with great interest your action\nwith reference to public problems, and I trust the country\nwill be benefitted as the result of your efforts.\nWith profound respect, Mr President, I am\nRespectfully yours\nHenry ford"
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